I moved to New Orleans two weeks ago. So far so good. I've met up with old buddies and made a few new ones. I went to some events in Baton Rouge - Live After 5 and the Louisiana Book Festival. Staying true to my frugal blood, both events were FREE.

I also just found a potluck club through Yelp.com with some foodies that meet on Sundays. They also tweet so I stay on top of things that way. Actually, there are quite a few good tweeters about New Orleans like @NOLABroadSquad, @NOLAforFREE, @StayLocal, @NOLAonthecheap, @BudgetNOLA etc.

So far I've made a dent in the list of 100 people to meet:

Architectural Product Sales Rep

Architectural Product Sales Rep

Interior Design Classmate

Website Managing Director/ Newbie to NOLA

Retired Social Worker Friend of a Parent

Retired French Translator Friend of a Parent

Neuroscientist Friend of Friend

Director of Interior Design at LSU

Professor of Interior Design at LSU

Landscape Architect Friend

Highschool Classmate hadn't seen since then

Medical Doctor Friend of Friend

I have a few more set up and an informational-we're-not-hiring-but-i-hope-they'll-hire-me-anyway interview. Wish me luck!